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Documentation: Hatched Ink Shader for Concept Art
In this documentation, I describe in-depth the Hatched Ink Shader for Unreal Engine. I aimed this shader specifically at Concept Artists, but I can also imagine a use for it on games or anything else. If you have somehow stumbled over this documentation without knowing about the shader, you can get it here:… -
Re: The Way Forward
Think what is missing is a clear subject or focal point. As a sculptor myself I know how hard and fun sculpting rocks is, so it is tempting to make your whole scene just about rocks. But I think you need something to grab my eye and pull me in. Maybe put the camera on a large vista and look out on to a crazy epic landscape… -
Re: 3dsmax Quick and Dirty Workflow Tips!
If your lights cast shadows setting them up correctly will speed up your render times. 1. Try not to cast shadows using omni lights; they are equivalent to placing 6 spotlights with a 90 degree field of view. 2. If youre rendering a scene with a lot of lights dont try and set them up all at once. Use Tools>Light Lister… -
Re: Evironment #2 new lighting attempts
wow looks great really great improvement so far, the new texture is looking perfect, you might not need fancy pants maps on top of a good defuse like that. Suggestions: You have a great handle on direct lights and thats exactly what you want when you go to do lighting for games, 75% of lighting for games is direct lighting… -
Re: Advice for finishing this up
Ahh crap... I figured that would happen. Curse you again Max2008! Good thing I decided to post a screenshot. When I get a chance I'll convert it over to 9, but I'm not sure you'll need it by then you're picking this up pretty fast =P For dramatic lighting you want to keep the dramatic lights from shooting light into the… -
Re: Pre-rendered: Retro Sci-fi
artquest: 1)I personally use edge loops to hold the edged. I very recently have been trying to use creasing more, I am hoping it will help speed things up as well as help keep my geo cleaner going in and out of zbrush (less polys on the edge) At Blizzard I didnt model much that went through the "modeling pipeline". In the… -
Re: [UE4] Knife Shop
Firstly, good job on getting into Unreal and learning how it works and putting your first scene together! Now, I like the first shot you have, best shot here. Most of my critique is of your materials and some models. You have a lot of straight perfect lines here. Look into either into baking down a prop like a table so you… -
Re: Udk alleyway environment
cool start man. Sounds like you're enjoying making this. A few things stand out to me so if you don't mind, here they are: 1. I think your ambient light could be raised a little, those almost pitch black shadows under the awning on the right feels a little too dark. 2. Be careful with your depth of field. This is something… -
Re: Tech Artist - What are you working on: FOREVER Edition!
https://youtu.be/I4shNs4srKw https://youtu.be/Y_bSzn3-h2k https://github.com/mhdmhd/MayaSceneConverter Maya Scene Converter is a python-based Qt tool for converting scenes from a render engine to another in Maya, it is not a perfect conversion and it depends on rules files and how good they are but gives you a great head… -
Re: Basic topology exercises Giz
Yes, and that's exactly what I want to do. My goal will never be low-poly production for games or animation. My only aim is the production of 3D hard-surface, and later, organic and artistic models. An example would be a rendering of a spaceship flying in a valley. Or a steampunk boat sailing in a sea. My interest is to…
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